Tag Archives: Karen Calhoun

OCLC Announces Review Board Members

Posted on 7 February 2009 by Rick Mason

OCLC announced the members of the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship yesterday, save for a member yet to be announced from the European National Library: Christopher Cole (FEDLINK): Associate Director for Technical Services, National Agricultural Library Poul … Continue reading →

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OCLC License Policy at ALA Midwinter

Posted on 29 January 2009 by Rick Mason

A few links of note: Library Journal has an overview of the panel session – OCLC Defends Records Policy, Faces Questions, Suggestions, and Criticisms. Karen Calhoun, Vice President OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services, has posted the slides from her presentation. … Continue reading →

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More OCLC Comments

Posted on 14 November 2008 by Rick Mason

The debate about OCLC’s revision of their Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records is heating up.  The core issue appears to be the licensing of WorldCat records and the limitations imposed, namely that “data extracted from a WorldCat … Continue reading →

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OCLC Cloud on the Horizon???

Posted on 28 October 2008 by Rick Mason

It is all rumor at this point, but apparently OCLC will be making an announcement on November 2nd regarding its record use policy, and that using any OCLC records services (including WorldCat?) will imply acceptance of said policy. Some people … Continue reading →

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